Sr. Dorothy Fuchs, SND, was a high school teacher for twenty-nine years. When teaching World Culture, religion and U.S. History Sr. Dorothy tried to give her students the sense of the inherent dignity of people of all cultures, the critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate events in history, and the realization of the gifts of […]
In our Christian tradition Easter is a time of hope, light and new life breaking through despair, darkness and death. Lent calls us to enter into the suffering, dying and rising of Christ. When we hear on Holy Saturday night the Easter proclamation that “Christ is Risen!” we are hearing the guarantee of our liberation. […]
Sister Mary Beth Gray, a trained Awakening the Dreamer and Wake Up (for young adults) facilitator for the Pachamama Alliance, recently returned from Amazon Rainforest as the guest writer of the JPIC blog. This is the eighth entry of the series. Her journey continues. The Rainforest, Part 2: Kapawi Lodge Everything about Kapawi was eco-conscious. And everything […]
Sister Mary Beth Gray, a trained Awakening the Dreamer and Wake Up (for young adults) facilitator for the Pachamama Alliance, recently returned from Amazon Rainforest as the guest writer of the JPIC blog. This is the seventh entry of the series. Her journey continues… The Rainforest: Part I We were now ready for the “crown jewel” of […]
Sister Mary Beth Gray, a trained Awakening the Dreamer and Wake Up (for young adults) facilitator for the Pachamama Alliance who just returned from Amazon Rainforest as the guest writer of the JPIC blog. This is the sixth entry of the series. Her journey continues… Rise and Shine! Every morning the roosters began crowing about 3:30am and […]
Notre Dame Sister Kathleen Ryan is the Director of the Diocese of Cleveland Social Action Office. She is responsible for creating and implementing programs and pursuing legislative advocacy for peace, social and economic justice. She is beginning her 25th year at Catholic Charities and the diocese after a nineteen year teaching career. She recently was named Coordinator of the Sisters of Norte Dame, Chardon, OH, Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation Committee. 
The Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Ohio, belong to an international congregation of more than two thousand apostolic women religious. We are one in mind and one in heart for the transformation of the world in Christ. 